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Archives of Surgery

August 2009, Vol 144, No. 8
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Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):704. doi:10.1001/archsurg.144.8.704.
Effect Size Estimation:  A Necessary Component of Statistical Analysis
Edward H. Livingston, MD; Alan Elliot, MS; Linda Hynan, PhD; Jing Cao, PhD
Topics: smoking, coffee, weight reduction, cancer, diet, analysis of variance, epidemiologic studies, rupture, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, ingestion, multiple regression
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):706-712. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.150.
Patient and Hospital Characteristics on the Variance of Perioperative Outcomes for Pancreatic Resection in the United States:  A Plea for Outcome-Based and Not Volume-Based Referral Guidelines FREE
Swee H. Teh, MD; Brian S. Diggs, PhD; Clifford W. Deveney, MD; Brett C. Sheppard, MD
Topics: patient referral, pancreatectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, guidelines, pancreatic resection, pancreatectomy, distal
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):713-721. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.67.
Correlation of Microsatellite Instability at Multiple Loci With Long-term Survival in Advanced Gastric Carcinoma FREE
Giovanni Corso, MD; Corrado Pedrazzani, MD; Daniele Marrelli, MD; Valeria Pascale; Enrico Pinto, MD; Franco Roviello, MD
Topics: dna, lymph nodes, neoplasms, carcinoma in situ of stomach, microsatellite instability
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):722-727. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.42.
Type D Personality and Mortality in Peripheral Arterial Disease:  A Pilot Study FREE
Annelies E. Aquarius, PhD; Kim G. Smolderen, MSc; Jaap F. Hamming, MD, PhD; Jolanda De Vries, PhD; Patrick W. Vriens, MD, PhD; Johan Denollet, PhD
Topics: peripheral vascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, personality, mortality
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):728-733. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.75.
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Flexible Endoscope FREE
Steven J. Binenbaum, MD; Julio A. Teixeira, MD; Glenn J. Forrester, MD; E. John Harvey, MD; John Afthinos, MD; Grace J. Kim, MD; Ninan Koshy, MD; James McGinty, MD; Scott J. Belsley, MD; George J. Todd, MD
Topics: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, flexible endoscope
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):734-738. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.129.
Mesh-Reinforced Ventral Hernia Repair:  Preference for 2 Techniques FREE
John J. Gleysteen, MD
Topics: hernias, surgical mesh, ventral hernia repair
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):740-745. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.118.
Use of Board Certification and Recertification in Hospital Privileging:  Policies for General Surgeons, Surgical Specialists, and Nonsurgical Subspecialists FREE
Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH; Kelly M. Dunham, MPP; Dianne Singer, MPH
Topics: surgical procedures, operative
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):746-752. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.28.
Health Plan Use of Board Certification and Recertification of Surgeons and Nonsurgical Subspecialists in Contracting Policies FREE
Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH; Kelly M. Dunham, MPP; Dianne Singer, MPH
Topics: credentialing, surgical procedures, operative, incentives
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):753-758. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.128.
Surgeon- and System-Based Influences on Trauma Mortality FREE
Elliott R. Haut, MD; David C. Chang, PhD, MPH, MBA; Awori J. Hayanga, MD, MPH; David T. Efron, MD; Adil H. Haider, MD, MPH; Edward E. Cornwell, MD
Includes: CME
Topics: wounds and injuries, mortality
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):759-764. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.100.
Value of Routine Postoperative Gastrographin Contrast Swallow Studies After Laparoscopic Gastric Banding FREE
Eldo E. Frezza, MD, MBA; Joseph G. Mammarappallil, PhD; Chance Witt, BS; Cai Wei, MD; Mitchell S. Wachtel, MD
Topics: laparoscopy, gastric band placement
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):766-769. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.138.
Patient and Hospital Characteristics on the Variance of Perioperative Outcomes for Pancreatic Resection in the United States—Invited Critique
Michael B. Farnell, MD
Topics: pancreatic resection
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):721. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.21.
Correlation of Microsatellite Instability at Multiple Loci With Long-term Survival in Advanced Gastric Carcinoma—Invited Critique
Michael E. Zenilman, MD
Topics: carcinoma in situ of stomach, microsatellite instability
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):727. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.26.
Type D Personality and Mortality in Peripheral Arterial Disease—Invited Critique
Karl A. Illig, MD
Topics: peripheral vascular diseases, personality, mortality
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):733. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.76.
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Flexible Endoscope—Invited Critique
Edward H. Livingston, MD
Topics: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, flexible endoscope
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):738-739. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.130.
Mesh-Reinforced Ventral Hernia Repair—Invited Critique
Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS
Topics: surgical mesh, ventral hernia repair
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):745. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.94.
Use of Board Certification and Recertification in Hospital Privileging—Invited Critique
L. D. Britt, MD, MPH
Topics: quality of care, accreditation, beds, clothing, credentialing, disclosure, education, medical, graduate, hospitals, community, schools, medical, specialty boards, telephone, surgery specialty, competence, patient safety, physician competencies, cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/etoposide
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):752. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.27.
Surgeon- and System-Based Influences on Trauma Mortality—Invited Critique
David V. Feliciano, MD
Topics: wounds and injuries, mortality
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):764-765. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.93.
Mortality After Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms—Invited Critique
James H. Black, MD
Topics: abdominal aortic aneurysm, rupture, mortality
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):778-779. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.133.
Author Added to Byline in: Changes in the Use of Carotid Revascularization Among the Medicare Population
Topics: medicare, revascularization
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):769. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.156.
Errors in Tables and Figure in: Outcomes Following Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery in Pregnant Women
Topics: pregnancy, thyroid, parathyroid gland operation
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):779. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.145.
Mortality After Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms:  A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis FREE
Christos D. Karkos, MD, FRCS, PhD; Denis W. Harkin, MD, FRCS, EBSQ-Vasc; Andry Giannakou, MSc; Thomas S. Gerassimidis, MD, PhD
Topics: abdominal aortic aneurysm, rupture, mortality, abdominal compartment syndrome, hemodynamic instability
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):770-778. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.132.
Methamphetamine Colitis:  A Rare Case of Ischemic Colitis in a Young Patient
Stefan D. Holubar, MD; James P. Hassinger, BS; Eric J. Dozois, MD; Howard C. Masuoka, MD, PhD
Topics: colitis, colitis, ischemic, methamphetamine
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):780-782. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.139.
Image of the Month—Diagnosis FREE
Topics: gallbladder, richter's syndrome
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):783-784. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.131-b.
Image of the Month—Quiz Case FREE
Paola Caprino, MD; Marco Pericoli Ridolfini, MD; Stefano Berardi, MD; Luigi Sofo, MD; Domenico D’Ugo, MD
Topics: gallbladder, liver
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):783-784. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.131-a.
Image of the Month—Diagnosis FREE
Topics: adrenal glands, computed tomography, cyst, pseudocyst
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):785-786. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.136-b.
Image of the Month—Quiz Case FREE
Lisa M. Coughlin, MD; Zubair A. Hashmi, MD; Robert J. Marx, DO
Topics: hypertension, adrenal glands, computed tomography, cesarean section, cyst, lymphatic diseases, pain, pancreatic pseudocyst, surgical procedures, operative, wounds and injuries, abdomen, lupus erythematosus, pancreas, pseudocyst, renal cyst, tubal ligation, cyst of spleen
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):785-786. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.136-a.
Test Before You Stop
Abhishek Kumar, MBBS, MRCP; David H. Roberts, MD, FRCP
Topics: adenosine, antiplatelet agents, myocardial infarction, clopidogrel, thrombolytic therapy, hemorrhage, polymorphism, diphosphates, disclosure, genes, surgery specialty, treatment outcome, antagonists, timi grading system, platelet function, cardiovascular event, purinoceptor p2y12, genotype determination, prasugrel, interpretation of findings, cardiac complication, ticagrelor, cangrelor, platelet aggregation inhibition, risk of excessive or recurrent bleeding
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):787. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.142.
Test Before You Stop—Reply
James M. O’Riordan, MD; Ronan J. Margey, MB; Gavin Blake, MD; P. Ronan O’Connell, MD
Topics: antiplatelet agents, clopidogrel, decision making, disclosure, hospitals, university, ireland, judgment, platelet activation, surgical procedures, operative, platelet aggregation, agonists, platelet function, stents, vascular, coronary, purinoceptor p2y12, platelet aggregation measurement, bedside testing, prasugrel, medical literature, embryonic lethal mutation, risk of excessive or recurrent bleeding
Arch Surg. 2009;144(8):787. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.143.
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